Saxton Nuclear Generating Station

Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station
Country United States
Location Liberty Township, Bedford County, near Saxton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°13′37″N 78°14′31″W / 40.22694°N 78.24194°W / 40.22694; -78.24194Coordinates: 40°13′37″N 78°14′31″W / 40.22694°N 78.24194°W / 40.22694; -78.24194
Status Decommissioned; site released for unrestricted use
Commission date November 1961 [1]
Decommission date May 1972 [2]
Owner(s) Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear
Operator(s) Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and GPU Nuclear
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 23.5 MW-thermal [1]

The Saxton Nuclear Experiment Station[3] was a nuclear-power plant located in Bedford County, near Saxton, Pennsylvania.

Operation

The plant began operations in November 1961.[1]

It had a net power output of 23.5 MW-thermal, and its purposes were primarily to research various aspects of nuclear-reactor technology and to train personnel.[1] Major areas of research for the plant were the chemical control of reactivity and the use of MOX fuel.[4]

Owners/operators

The owners/operators were Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corp (SNEC) and General Public Utilities Nuclear.

Status

The plant was shut down in May 1972 and decommissioned. In November 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission released the site for unrestricted use.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NRC ENDS LICENSE FOR SAXTON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY, RELEASES SITE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE" (PDF). NRC NEWS. US NRC. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 "NRC: Saxton". US NRC. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ↑ TERMINATION OF THE SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORPORATION SITE LICENSE
  4. ↑ "The Hook-Ons". ANS Nuclear Cafe. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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